Archive for May, 2010
Realtor Community Service Day!! 5-21-10
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Yes, it’s true!! Realtor Community Service Day is coming soon!! Mark your calendars NOW!! This is the day fellow Realtors and Associates work together to make our community better!! This year it will be on May 21, 2010 and we will be working on a variety of projects at schools around Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater such as planting plants, cleaning up school grounds and light landscaping in designated areas where help is needed.!! So, bring your gloves, hands tools, wheel barrows, etc. It will be a fun filled day of labor in the sun, followed up with a Lunch Feast at Cabellas sponsored by Stewart Title. To sign up for this wonderful day of Community Service, Becki at TCRA will be sending out Signup Sheets to each Realtor office. If you do not receive one or just want to make sure you do receive one, please contact her at 360-491-3910 or email at otcar@comcast.net to request a Signup sheet. Affiliates of all types of businesses are welcome to request a Signup Sheet!! We look forward to seeing you all there!!
Here’s the itinerary for the day:
Meet at TCRA 7:30am – 8:30am for coffee, donuts, water.
Head out in groups to each of the schools assigned
Lunch at Cabalas Noon-1:30pm
Lunch sponsored by Stewart Title
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BBQ Coming Soon!! 6-11-2010 2:30p
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Good day fellow Realtors,
The WA Realtor PAC did an incredible job this year protecting our Realtors, the property rights of individuals, and us as Broker/Owners in a very economically challenging time in WA State. And, they’re not done. This recovery is going to take a while and we need a strong presence as our elected officials make tough decisions. We need to support that effort on a local level…yes, it’s fund raising time!
To that end, TCRA is holding our annual RPAC fundraising event, the BBQ and Auction, on June 11th, beginning around 2:30 p.m., at the TCRA office. We hope to see you and your agents/colleagues there. As always, it should be a good time and an opportunity for you to outbid your colleagues, catch up with friends, and contribute in a fun way to RPAC.
As we’ve done in the past, we’re asking for each Broker/Owner in each Realtor office to contribute $200 to $500; in advance. This is the “no guilt” “easy participation” way to support Realtors…just write a check and we’ll do all the work….purchasing the auction items on your behalf, chilling the beer, roasting the dogs…all you have to do is join us!
Seriously, please respond to this email at your earliest convenience and let us know your commitment level. We will happily send a runner to pick up the check and assist you in any way to facilitate these contributions. Just hit reply and let us know what you’d like to donate. We’re not asking for much…but, we do need your support.
Thanks again for your ongoing support in Thurston County. We appreciate it. It makes a difference.
Kim Piper, RPAC BBQ/Auction Committee Chair
Kathy Cross-Reece, RPAC Chair
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VIP!! Tumwater Council Mtg 5/4/10 @ 7pm
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Council Chambers
7:00 P.M.
1. Roll Call
2. Flag Salute
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Special Items:
a. Proclamation: Red Shirt Day
b. Proclamation: Bicycle Commuter Month, May 2010
5. Public Comment: (for discussion of items not having a public hearing on tonight’s agenda)
6. Consent Calendar:
a. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting, April 20, 2010; Worksession, April 12, 2010
b. The City Council authorizes for payment checks #117543 through #117687 in the amount of $917,168.97
c. Littlerock Road Improvements, Phase 2: Puget Sound Energy Construction Agreement for Schedule 74 Conversion (Jim Shoopman)
d. Ordinance No. O2010-003, 2010 Drainage Design & Erosion Control Manual Update: Set Public Hearing (Dan Smith)
7. Public Hearings
a. Ordinance No. O2010-008, Transportation Impact Fee Program (Jay Eaton)
b. Ordinance No. O2010-002, Interim Provisions for Time Extensions on Approved Phased Preliminary Plats (Roger Gellenbeck)
c. Ordinance No. O2010-004, Time Limitations on Preliminary Plats (Roger Gellenbeck)
8. Council Considerations:
a. Resolution R2010-008, Amending the Tumwater Fee Resolution (Roger Gellenbeck)
b. Award Contract: Littlerock Road Phase 2 (Jim Shoopman)
c. Tumwater Valley Regional Stormwater Facility (Dan Smith)
d. Intergovernmental EMS Contract Revision (John Carpenter)
9. Committee Reports
a. Public Safety Committee (Judith Hoefling)
b. General Government Committee (Ed Stanley)
c. Public Works Committee (Neil McClanahan)
d. Budget Committee (Pete Kmet)
10. City Administrator’s Report
11. Executive Session
12. Any other business to come before the Council
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Thurston County Council Mtg 5/4/10 @ 2pm
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Summary of Timed Items
2:00 p.m.) Call Meeting to Order
3:30 p.m.) Board of Health (Thurston and Mason Counties)
2:00 p.m.) Call Meeting to Order
1) County Manager’s Update
a) Item Description: Follow-up on citizen issues.
b) Item Description: Other issues
2) Opportunity for the Public to Address the Board
3) Consent Item “a” through “g”
a) Commissioners’ Office
Item Description: Call for Sealed Bids for the Official County Newspaper for 2010 – 2011.
Washington State Law RCW 36.72.075 requires that counties annually select an “official
county newspaper” where all official county legal notices are to be published. The Olympian
has been the Official County News Paper for the past year.
Staff Contact: LaBonita I. Bowmar, Clerk of the Board
Motion: Move to approve a Call for Sealed Bids for the official county newspaper for the
period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 and set Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.,
for the opening of the bid(s).
b) Superior Court
Item Description: 2010 City of Olympia Interlocal Agreement
Staff Contact: Marti Maxwell
Motion: Move to approve the 2010 City of Olympia Interlocal Agreement for establishing
Superior Court fees for jury trials.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Cathy Wolfe, District 1 ♦ Sandra Romero, District 2 ♦ Karen Valenzuela, District 3
Agenda for Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Thurston County
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda of May 4, 2010
Page 2 of 5
c) Central Services
Item Description: Cooperative purchasing agreement (Agreement) between Thurston County
and Port of Olympia to purchase supplies, materials, equipment and services using Thurston
County’s competitively awarded contracts.
Staff Contact: Mark Neary
Motion: Move to approve the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement between Thurston County
and Port of Olympia and to authorize the Central Services Director to sign the Agreement.
d) Board of Equalization
Item Description: Appointment to the Board of Equalization
Staff Contact: Danielle Westbrook
Motion: Move to appoint Cynthia Santiago as position 3 alternate to the Board of Equalization
for the term beginning May 4, 2010 and ending March 01, 2011.
e) Public Health & Social Services
Item Description: Approval of Modification 004 for Centralia College. The funding for this
contract is the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Grant.
Modification 004 increases funding by $9,327 to specifically cover benefit leave liabilities.
Modification 3 of this contract established a new budget of $110,000. Modification 004
therefore, amends that amount not to exceed $119,327. All other elements and conditions of
the contract remain in force.
Staff Contact: Sherri McDonald
Motion: Move to approve modification 004 of the Centralia College contract increasing the
contract amount to $119,327.
f) Public Health & Social Services
Item Description: Approval of Modification for Environmental Management Training, LLC
Contract. The Pacific Mountain Workforce Consortium entered into a contract with
Environmental Management Training, LLC (EMT) to conduct a variety of environmental
training courses at the Regional Education and Training Center (RETC). The program is called
RapidCert, and offers multiple, environmentally related certifications for students who
complete classes and pass proficiency tests. There is a strong market demand for this type of
training and the jobs are typically high wage. A total of 26 individuals have completed
training. Some have already been hired.
Staff Contact: Sherri McDonald
Motion: Move to approve a contract Modification 001 with Environmental Management
Training, LLC for a total amount not to exceed $55,000.
g) Auditor’s Office – Financial Services
Item Description: Approval of the Voucher List.
Staff Contact: Darren Bennett, Financial Services Division Manager
Motion: Move to approve the Voucher List for the week of May 4, 2010.
Thurston County
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda of May 4, 2010
Page 3 of 5
4) Resource Stewardship
a) Item Description: Set a public hearing for the 2009-2010 Development Code Docket – Item
A-1 – Modify Maximum Building Coverage Limits in Specific Rural Zones. This is a proposal
to amend subsections (2.c.) and (3) of Thurston County Code (TCC) Sections 20.09A.050,
20.09B.050 20.09C.050, and 20.09D.050 to allow for specific special uses (public facilities,
schools and churches) to exceed 6,000 square feet on lots less than 10 acres in size within the
RRR 1/5, R 1/10, R 1/20 and UR 1/5 zoning districts of rural Thurston County. The proposal
would also allow specific special uses to be located on lots less than five-acres in size. Rather
than the current blanket restrictions, building coverage and lot size would be determined on a
case by case basis for public facilities, schools and churches through the Special Use
permitting process and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review.
Staff Contact: Scott Longanecker
Motion: Move to set a public hearing for Tuesday June 1, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at the Thurston
County Courthouse, Building One, in Room 280 to consider a proposed amendment to the
Thurston County Development Code, Title 20 which would allow flexibility of building
coverage limits for public facilities, schools and churches in specific rural zones.
b) Item Description: Set Public Hearing – Working Lands Strategic Plan
Staff Contact: Corina Hayes
Motion: Move to set a public hearing for Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 5:30 p.m., or soon
thereafter, at the Thurston County Courthouse, Building One, in Room 280 to consider the
Working Lands Strategic Plan.
c) Item Description: Agreement for Permit Processing for the Woodland Creek Community
Park Trail.
Staff Contact: Scott Longanecker
Motion: Move to authorize the County Manager to sign an agreement between the City of
Lacey and Thurston County to allow the City of Lacey to be the lead agency for the SEPA and
critical area permit review regarding the Woodland Creek Community Park Trail Project.
5) Public Works
Item Description: Dedication of right-of-ways and the roads known as Stetson Court NW and
Durango Court NW. Stetson Court NW and Durango Court NW, located northerly off Gravelly
Beach Loop NW, between 51st Ave NW and Young Road NW, have been constructed to full
county standards and were inspected and approved by our department. It is the developer/property
owner’s intent to dedicate the right-of-ways and is requesting that Thurston County accept the
roads known as Stetson Court NW and Durango Court NW. These roads were constructed as part
of three Large Lot Subdivisions LL07-100780, LL08-103382, and LL09-101900 with 18 lots.
Staff Contact: Pam Dittloff
Motion: Move to approve the resolution accepting the dedication of right-of-ways to Thurston
County and accepting into the Thurston County road system the roads known as Stetson Court
NW and Durango Court NW.
Thurston County
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda of May 4, 2010
Page 4 of 5
6) Emergency Services
a) Item Description: Homeland Security Grant Funding Agreements. Thurston County
Emergency Management is the coordinating agency for Homeland Security Region 3, which
includes counties, cities and tribes in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston
counties. Federal Fiscal Year 2009 grant funding is awarded from Washington State to
Thurston County to support Region 3 programs.
Staff Contact: Steve Romines and Kathy Estes
Motion: Move to authorize the Emergency Management Manager to execute interagency
agreements and any subsequent amendments with the Washington State Military Department
for the Federal Fiscal Year 2009 State Homeland Security Program in the amount of $594,795,
with the Washington Commission for National and Community Service for the Federal Fiscal
Year 2009 Citizen Corps Program in the amount of $25,129, and with the City of Seattle for
the Federal Fiscal Year 2009 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program in the
amount of $307,709.
b) Item Description: State Homeland Security Program Funding Sub-Recipient Agreements.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides funds to enhance the capability of local
government to prevent, deter, respond to, and recover from incidents of terrorism through the
Federal Fiscal Year 2009 State Homeland Security Program. Thurston County Emergency
Management is the coordinating agency for Homeland Security Region 3, which includes
counties, cities and tribes in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston counties.
Staff Contact: Steve Romines and Kathy Estes
Motion: Move to authorize the Emergency Management Manager to execute Homeland
Security sub-recipient agreements for pass-through of Federal Fiscal Year 2009 State
Homeland Security Program funding with McLane – Black Lake Fire Department in the
amount of $54,300, Olympia Police Department in the amount of $65,371 and Pacific County
in the amount of $40,000.
7) Planning
Item Description: Set Public Hearing – 2010 Comprehensive Plan Amendments – Olympia,
Yelm, Lacey Joint Plans, Chapter 4 Housing & Homeless Regulations, and Working Lands
Policies.
Staff Contact: Jeremy Davis
Motion: Move to set a public hearing on Tuesday June 1, 2010 at 5:30 p.m., or soon thereafter at
the Thurston County Courthouse, Building One, in Room 280 to consider amendments to the
Thurston County Comprehensive Plan, Comprehensive Plan for Olympia and the Olympia Urban
Growth Area, City of Yelm Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with Thurston County, and Lacey
Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Thurston County
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda of May 4, 2010
Page 5 of 5
Human Resources
Item Description: A resolution establishing position 22R01160 in the Thurston County
Management and Technical Pay Plan.
Staff Contact: Diana Townsend
Motion: Move to approve the resolution establishing position 22R01160, Senior Human
Resources Analyst, in the Thurston County Management and Technical Pay Plan with an end date
on or before December 31, 2010.
9) Commissioners’ and County Manager Items
a) Item Description: Commissioners will report on committee assignments, giving updates on
committee work and upcoming committee actions and decisions.
b) Item Description: County Manager Krupp will review the Board of County Commissioners
schedule for the week of May 4, 2010.
c) Item Description: Adjournment
Motion: Move to adjourn the Board of County Commissioners’ meeting of May 4, 2010.
3:30 p.m.) Afternoon Agenda
Board of Health with a separate agenda and minutes.
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Olympia Council Mtg 5/4/10 @ 7pm
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
ROLL CALL
1. OPENING
A.
Announcements
B.
Changes to Agenda
C.
Approval of Agenda
2. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items of a Routine Nature)
A. Minutes of April 20, 2010 Special Study Session Meeting
B. Minutes of April 27, 2010 Council Meeting
C. Approval of 2010 Land Use and Environment Committee Work Plan (Land Use & Environment Committee/Keith Stahley, CP&D)
SECOND READINGS
D. Appropriations Ordinance in the Amount of $6 Million for Bond Proceeds Which Will be Used for Transportation Projects (Dean Walz, Admin. Svcs.)
FIRST READINGS
None
3. SPECIAL RECOGNITION
A. Proclamation Declaring May 9-16, 2010 as Police Week (Gary Michel, Police will accept)
B. Recognition of City of Olympia’s Dragon Boat Race Team (Jonathan Turlove, Parks) Oral Report
The City of Olympia is committed to the non-discriminatory treatment of all persons in employment and the
delivery of services and resources. If you require accommodations during your attendance at the Council
meeting, please contact us at 753-8447 by 10:00 a.m. the date of the meeting. For the hearing impaired, please
call 753-8270 to be connected to a TTY machine. Thank you.
OLYMPIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS Week of May 3, 2010
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4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION (Estimated Time: 0-30 Minutes) (Sign Up Sheets are Provided in the Foyer)
During this portion of the meeting, citizens may address the Council regarding only items related to City business, including items on the Agenda, except on agenda items for which the City Council either held a Public Hearing in the last 45 days, or will hold a Public Hearing within 45 days. Individual testimony is limited to three minutes or less. In order to hear as many people as possible during the 30-minutes set aside for Public Communication, the Council will refrain from commenting on individual testimony until all public comment has been taken. The City Council will allow for additional testimony to be taken at the end of the meeting for those who signed up at the beginning of the meeting and did not get an opportunity to speak during the allotted 30-minutes.
COUNCIL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS (Optional)
5. REPORTS
A.
Intergovernmental Assignments / Council Committee Chairs
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
7. OTHER BUSINESS
A. West Olympia Access Study – Recommended Alternative (Randy Wesselman, Public Works)
B. Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Plan (General Government Committee/Anna Schlecht, CPD)
8. COMMITTEE REFERRALS
9. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
10. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS (If needed for those who signed up earlier and
did not get an opportunity to speak during the allotted 30 minutes)
11. ADJOURNMENT
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